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Archive - Oct 3, 2003

Continuity in Comics? Sacred Cow or Don't Have a Cow?

Ninth Art weighs in on whether or not comics are uniquely obsessed with issues of continuity.

Jeremy rampages again!

Jeremy - the nine-year old Frankenstein monster with a heart of gold and a body of criminal corpse parts - packed up its online existence way back at the beginning of the year.

After six months absence, Jeremy returns in his first comic book appearance since Gumbo, in the pages of BOO!:Halloween Stories ...

Two Big Boys Whip 'Em Out For an Impromptu Measuring Contest (..comics, that is)

On Tuesday Oct. 2, webcomic kingpin Scott Kurtz let fly a comical jab poking fun at fellow Big Webcomic On The Block, Penny Arcade.

Krahulik and Holkins were quick to respond to the barb with a comic jab of their own today, using the Comixpedia's own most recent Webcomic Traffic Rankings article as cannonfodder. As is expected from the PA pair, they also spoke of the matter in their newsboxes.

At this point, the exchange appears to be friendly in nature.

Scott Bateman on Why Editorial Cartoons Suck

I don't know how Dirk Deppey found this one but good catch. I agree with most of Mr. Bateman's rant - which is why I look for opinionated comics on the web and in the weekly throw-away.

Pulse Interviews Jim Zubkavich

Jim Zubkavich is best known for his completed long-form webcomic Makeshift Miracle, so it's good to hear that he's contemplating starting another long-form webcomic soon. Here's the link to the Pulse interview.

Command Line Comics Hits #100

New freaky ascii webcomic Command Line Comics gets to number 100 on October 8th. You can also take a look at Pepius' other freaky ascii comics.

Or just check out the whole website at www.iespana.es/pepius.

(In English and Spanish!)

Have You Entered The Fright Night Project Yet?

What kind of place is this? It's the weird, twisted, no-holds barred world of the Comixpedia Hallowe'en Event.

We want you to create a 13-panel scary story starting from a random panel we assign. It's a fear-fraught opportunity to work with some of the most twisted minds in webcomics.

Chow down on terror with a bit of frisson for dessert. And don't forget to leave us the check.